ETHICS STATEMENT

MADAKO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a peer-reviewed journal that is published twice every JUNE and DECEMBER and will be published for the first time in 2022. Manuscripts submitted to this journal can be written in Indonesian or English. The discussion in writing must be related to the main focus and scope of this journal.

This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing articles in this journal, namely the author, chief editor, section editor, layout editor, reviewer, and publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

All submitted manuscripts are based on scientific research and are subject to the stages of the editorial process including the double-blind review process. After the manuscript has been submitted to the journal through the online submission process (online submission), the assigned section editor will conduct an initial screening to check the eligibility of the manuscript for the full review process (How does it match the focus and scope of the journal?).

If it passes the initial screening, the manuscript will be reviewed by two reviewers. Through the results of considering the review report from the results of peer review by the two reviewers, the editorial board of the journal will then consider the final decision, whether to accept or reject the manuscript submitted by the author.

 

PUBLISHER TASKS

The Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar (PGSD) Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) at Universitas Madako Tolitoli as the publisher is responsible for all forms of publication in the Journal of Madako Elementary School  and is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial income does not have an impact or influence on the editor’s decisions.

Publishing article manuscripts in the Journal of Madako Elementary School refers to the Regulation of the Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) No. 5 dated 2014 concerning Publication Ethics which is substantially in line with the core practice developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to promote integrity in scientific research and publication.

 

DUTIES OF EDITORS / MANUSCRIPT EDITORS

Publication Decision

The Editor/Journal Editor is responsible for deciding which articles should be published based on input from the review results conducted by the reviewers. The editors may confer with the reviewers in making this decision. The decision is obtained based on the following principles.

  1. The Principle of Justice
  • Editors/editors evaluate manuscripts/articles without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
  • The editor will ensure that the article is following the focus/scientific scope of the journal. Responses from reviewers will be used as a basis for editors to determine whether an article can be accepted (accepted), accepted with revision (accepted with major/minor revision), or rejected (rejected).
  • An article is rejected for publication due to various considerations, including because the article does not match the scope and scope, the scientific side of the writing is inadequate to be classified in a scientific paper, fundamental methodological errors, or the author refuses to make suggestions for improvements given by reviewers without any logical basis.
  1. Confidentiality
  • The editor does not have to disclose any information about the submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, including reviewers.
  1. Conflict of Interest
  • Unpublished material disclosed in the manuscript may not be used in the editor's research without written consent from the author.

 

REVIEWER TASKS

  • Reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications which are then forwarded to authors. Assistance provided by reviewers concerns the content review of a manuscript/article.
  • Every manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. Such manuscripts may not be displayed or discussed with others except as permitted by the editors.
  • Reviews must be carried out objectively with supporting arguments according to scientific principles.

 

AUTHOR TASKS

  • The author writes manuscripts/articles based on accurate original research reports.
  • The author writes down every reference used in the manuscript according to the rules of scientific writing.
  • The author must ensure that the manuscript is free of plagiarism.
  • Authors can ensure that manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Madako Elementary School have never been published in other media, and are not being submitted to other journals.
  • Authors must agree on the roles of each contributor in writing articles and have previously agreed on the writing of the main author and co-authors.
  • The author ensures that research activities are carried out according to a code of ethics.
  • When the author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his published manuscript, the author should immediately notify the editor of the journal or publisher and work with the editor to withdraw or correct it.


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